Adventures in .NET Software Craftsmanship!

Recently I started reading “Learning Rails by Example” by Michael Hartl, and when going through the first chapters I learned the hard way that setting up Ruby and Rails on Ubuntu is not trivial. So I decided, that for my own sanity, I should document the steps to get the latest version of Rails an Ubuntu environment up and running (Ruby 1.9.2 and Rails 3.0.7 at the time of publishing this blog). I opted for not using RVM (Ruby Version Manager), which is a decision I expect to regret at some point, but I wanted to keep the process simple and limit the number of tools for an environment that is mainly going to be used for learning purposes.

The Author

Currently a Developer Extraordinaire at InfernoRed Technology based out of Northern Virginia. I have been architecting and building software solutions using Microsoft technology for the past 14 years. I was awarded a Microsoft MVP award for C# in 2007,2008 and 2010 and currently an active participant of the Microsoft MVP reConnect program. I am originally from the Dominican Republic, and the proud father of two beautiful daughters that make my life special. You can track me down on twitter (@hernandezrobert) and on this blog at http://www.overridethis.com.